Maccabi Netanya 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin: Ligat Ha'al Match Result

Match report

Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Sakhnin played out a 0:0 draw in the opening round of the Ligat HaAl on 24 August 2026. The hosts dominated possession but could not find a way past a disciplined defence. To be fair, the visitors had few chances of their own. The result leaves both sides with a single point after one game.

And here's the thing — the first yellow cards came together in the twenty-first minute. M. Levi and B. Zaarura went into the book at the same time, then Y. Abukasis followed at twenty-eight and K. Jaber at forty. By then the match had settled into a rhythm of territorial control rather than genuine penetration.

Netanya made their substitutions in quick succession. D. Haziza and B. Khuri were brought on at sixty-one, followed by K. Jaber and M. Levi at sixty-two. A. Ouattara went off at sixty-nine, and the final changes came at seventy-seven and eighty-four, when I. Hajaj, M. Sheikh Yosef, M. Cudjoe, A. Karadi and O. Bilu were involved.

The statistics tell one story while the scoreboard tells another. Netanya held seventy per cent of possession and registered five shots on target from five off target, creating two big chances and generating 1.68 expected goals. Bnei Sakhnin managed just one shot on target from five off target, with 0.17 expected goals. The hosts won sixteen of their twenty-seven aerial duels; the visitors won eleven.

What matters more than the numbers is what this means for the season. Netanya sit fourth with four points from two games — one win, one draw. Bnei Sakhnin are ninth with one point from two games — one win, one loss. Neither side has lost yet, but the table goes out of the window in these games. The opening round is always about finding your feet.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 70 – 30

Shots on target 5 – 0

Shots off target 5 – 5

Expected goals 1.68 – 0.17

🟨 21' M. Levi — Yellow card 🟨 21' B. Zaarura — Yellow card 🟨 28' Y. Abukasis — Yellow card 🟨 40' K. Jaber — Yellow card 🟨 56' M. Cudjoe — Yellow card 🟨 61' A. Ouattara — Yellow card ⇄ 61' D. Haziza — Substitution ⇄ 61' B. Khuri — Substitution ⇄ 62' K. Jaber — Substitution ⇄ 62' M. Levi — Substitution ⇄ 69' A. Ouattara — Substitution ⇄ 77' I. Hajaj — Substitution ⇄ 77' M. Sheikh Yosef — Substitution ⇄ 84' M. Cudjoe — Substitution ⇄ 84' A. Karadi — Substitution ⇄ 84' O. Bilu — Substitution 🟨 90+2' A. Talpa — Yellow card

Match events

21' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card M. Levi
21' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card B. Zaarura
28' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Yellow card Y. Abukasis
40' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card K. Jaber
56' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Yellow card M. Cudjoe
61' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card A. Ouattara
61' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Substitution D. Haziza off: Y. Abuhazira
61' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Substitution B. Khuri off: L. Halaf
62' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Substitution K. Jaber off: G. Morozov
62' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Substitution M. Levi off: N. Niddam
69' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Substitution A. Ouattara off: D. Hugi
77' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Substitution I. Hajaj off: A. Taha
77' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Substitution M. Sheikh Yosef off: D. Paraschiv
84' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Substitution M. Cudjoe off: J. Bushnaq
84' 0:0 Bnei Sakhnin Substitution A. Karadi off: I. Abu Abaid
84' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Substitution O. Bilu off: A. Talpa
90+2' 0:0 Maccabi Netanya Yellow card A. Talpa

Statistics

70 Possession, % 30

5 Shots on target 0

5 Shots off target 5

1.68 Expected goals 0.17

2 Big chances 0

130 Attacks 71

16 Corners 0

25 Fouls 9

8 Free kicks 25

2 Offsides 0

5 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 18

17 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

16/2759% Aerial duels 11/2741%

102 Backward passes 34

8 Blocked shots 1

13 Clearances 34

8/4120% Crosses 0/50%

9/1753% Dribbles 4/1136%

1.38 Expected assists 0.07

53 Failed passes 67

0 Goalkeeper saves 5

9 Interceptions 11

14 Key passes 2

35/4381% Long passes 17/5332%

147 Passes into the final third 36

429 Passes in the opposition half 136

208 Passes in own half 141

0.28 Shot accuracy 0

9 Shots inside the box 1

9/1464% Tackles 9/2045%

596 Total passes 272

Match prediction: Maccabi Netanya — Bnei Sakhnin

Win: Maccabi Netanya

Confidence 70%

Reasoning

Средняя линия 46 букмекеров: победа Маккаби Нетания 1.70, ничья 3.84, победа Бней Сакнин 4.10
Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.60 до 1.83 (14%)
Последние 5 матчей Маккаби Нетания: 3 побед, 0 ничьих, 2 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Бней Сакнин: 2 побед, 0 ничьих, 3 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 1, побед Маккаби Нетания — 1, ничьих 0, побед Бней Сакнин — 0

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